It was another nice weekend in Rome. On Saturday we bummed around the apartment and made more Carciofi alla Romana for dinner along with artichoke risotto. Cinzia spent time on the Internet, mostly on her Facebook account. She’ll read various posts and comments to me and have us in stitches. On Sunday I figured I’d start using a Facebook account too. We hit the market early and picked up little sausages to make some sauce. It was also a “no car day” in Rome, so we had a long walk during the day before coming home to make sauce. While it was simmering Cinzia walked me through all the set-up steps needed to get me up and running on Facebook.
Yesterday we walked around to 5 different churches, had gelato and pastries, and ended the day back in our apartment with Cinzia making a delicious spinach lasagna. You really can’t go wrong with the quality ingredients available here: fresh pasta sheets, fresh sheep’s milk ricotta, mozzarella di bufala, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and homemade béchamel (my contribution). They even sell bags of frozen spinach cubes, so you can take as many cubes as you want to make your recipes. It turned out great. All it lacked was a little nutmeg, but we weren’t going to spend a lot of money stocking up on spice for only a month.
Today’s plans include a trip to the catacombs. There are 3 sites to choose from – all next to one another. The guided tours take 30-40 minutes. It’s overcast today, so being underground should keep us dry.
It’s already the end of our 3rd week in Rome, so when I get some time later today I’ll post a new set of pictures to the Photo Gallery.
It’s already the end of our 3rd week in Rome, so when I get some time later today I’ll post a new set of pictures to the Photo Gallery.